The police once again used ‘lathi-charge’ after protesters attempted to resume the march to Parliament. CJP spokesperson Saurav Das was earlier taken to the deputy commissioner’s office. Earlier The police used lathi-charge amid the protest march as one barricade was breached. The protesters thereafter sat right in front of the police cordon.
By A Correspondent / New Delhi
Even as the CJP protest march to Parliament remains stalled and protestors were lathi chrged, the Cockroach Janta Party spokespersons said they were on their way to meet union minister JP Nadda after the government reached out to them. “It’s 11:52 AM. Ashutosh Ranka and I, on behalf of the Cockroach Janta Party, are on our way to meet J.P. Nadda. The government had reached out for talks in the morning. Our demands are clear. The youth has gathered in huge numbers. We shall win!” CJP spokesperson Saurav Das said in a post on X.
AICC general secretary K C Venugopal on Monday criticised the union government over its handling of activist Sonam Wangchuk’s hunger strike, alleged irregularities in competitive examinations and the proposed Higher Education Bill, PTI news agency reported.
The Congress expressed solidarity with Wangchuk’s indefinite hunger strike, alleging the Centre had ignored the concerns raised by the protesters and failed to engage with them despite the fast continuing for nearly three weeks.
Some protesters were injured after the crowd got excited during the arrival of Azad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) chief Chandrashekhar Azad, which led to the police resorting to mild use of force.
One of the protesters, 21-year-old Nikhil from Ghaziabad, was hit on his head and started bleeding, while another, identified as Sanyam, fell on a glass sheet and sustained cuts.